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Anthony Michael Bourdain (1956–2018) was an American chef, author, and television presenter. One of the world’s first and most prominent celebrity chefs, he hosted CNN’s award-winning series Parts Unknown (2013–18.)

Born in New York City, Bourdain was a food-driven wanderlust from an early age. After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America in 1978, he gained recognition as executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles, an upscale French-brasserie-style restaurant in New York City.

Bourdain hosted A Cook’s Tour (2002–03) on the Food Network and No Reservations (2005–12) on The Travel Channel before hosting CNN’s Parts Unknown, in which he explored food as a window to cultures around the world.

In 2018, Bourdain committed suicide while on location in France for Parts Unknown. He had battled depression all his life.

Life is complicated. It’s filled with nuance. It’s unsatisfying. If I believe in anything, it is doubt.—Anthony Bourdain

It seems that the more places I see and experience, the bigger I realize the world to be. The more I become aware of, the more I realize how relatively little I know of it, how many places I have still to go, how much more there is to learn.—Anthony Bourdain

Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life—and travel—leaves marks on you. Most of the time, those marks—on your body or on your heart—are beautiful. Often, though, they hurt.—Anthony Bourdain

It’s an irritating reality that many places and events defy description. Angkor Wat and Machu Picchu, for instance, seem to demand silence, like a love affair you can never talk about.—Anthony Bourdain